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In Africa, a Renewed Sense of Potential
Your Take: The African Union is finally living up to its promise, 50 years later, writes the president of Ghana.
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It's Not Your Grandmother's NAACP
The 104-year-old organization is working to dispel myths that it's black-only and mired in the past.
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Will There Ever Be Unity in Africa?
On the African Union's 50th anniversary, ethnic strife and economic competition remain barriers to peace.
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How Did Vikings End Up in My Family Tree?
Tracing Your Roots: A black reader wonders about a DNA test that turned up Orcadian roots.
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Pregnancy Could Mean Court-Martial for GIs in Iraq
No one hates freedom more than the uterus...
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We'd Love to Help, But This Danish...
EMTs on break watch a pregnant woman fall out in a coffee shop. She later died...
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Reform Bill Clears Major Senate Hurdle
Senate Democrats won a milestone victory early Monday in the health-care debate, approving a procedural motion to move the reform legislation to final passage later this week...
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DC Residents Bring Snow to a Gun Fight!
Actually, it was a snowball fight--and a cop decided to pull his hammer out...
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Government to Judge: Cut ACORN's Funding
There's a concern of misuse of federal funds...
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Man Exonerated After 35 Years, Court Registers Epic Fail
James Bain did 35 years for a crime he didn't commit...
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